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#5259EF

#5259ef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.69% cyan, 62.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.32°, with 83.07% saturation and 62.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #5259ef
  2. #efe852

Split complementary

  1. #5259ef
  2. #ef9952
  3. #a8ef52

Analogous

  1. #52a8ef
  2. #5259ef
  3. #9952ef

Triadic

  1. #5259ef
  2. #ef5259
  3. #59ef52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ef
  2. #e852ef
  3. #efe852
  4. #59ef52

Square

  1. #5259ef
  2. #ef52a8
  3. #efe852
  4. #52ef99

Monochromatic

  1. #0e149a
  2. #151ee0
  3. #5259ef
  4. #989cf5
  5. #dedffc

Shades

#5259ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ef
  2. #4a50d7
  3. #4247bf
  4. #393ea7
  5. #31358f
  6. #292d78
  7. #212460
  8. #191b48
  9. #101230
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ef
  2. #636af1
  3. #757af2
  4. #868bf4
  5. #979bf5
  6. #a9acf7
  7. #babdf9
  8. #cbcdfa
  9. #dcdefc
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ef
  2. #575de4
  3. #5b61d9
  4. #6065ce
  5. #6469c3
  6. #696db8
  7. #6e70ac
  8. #7274a1
  9. #777896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ef {
  color: #5259ef;
}
Background
.bg-5259ef {
  background-color: #5259ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ef {
  border: 2px solid #5259ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ef, #9952ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.32 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.81 #ada610 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259ef  rgb(82, 89, 239)  hsl(237, 83%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#efe852  rgb(239, 232, 82)  hsl(57, 83%, 63%)  Icterine
#ef5259  rgb(239, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 83%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#59ef52  rgb(89, 239, 82)  hsl(117, 83%, 63%)  Neon Green